The world may think you’re past your prime; Jesus doesn’t think that. Don’t throw in the towel when the finish line looms so near… For decades, you’ve been amassing wisdom and experience and patience and perspective. Now, on the other side of a career, you’re finally free to share those riches with others. There are... Continue Reading

Mere Christian Hermeneutics has much to commend it. Both of us have benefitted greatly from Vanhoozer’s numerous insights. Indeed, Vanhoozer provides some level of insight into nearly every ongoing conversation about biblical interpretation, and those already engaged in these discussions will glean much from his work.   Bridge-building or betrayal? Genuine unity or fundamental compromise? Throughout... Continue Reading

When the state becomes savior, the Church becomes silent. Families fracture, fathers disappear, and faith fades. Dependency erases dignity, and soon, entire generations forget what self-reliance even means. The economic cost is staggering, but the spiritual cost is devastating. We’ve traded gratitude for grievance, freedom for fear, and prayer for paperwork.   When 41 million... Continue Reading

Run for your lives! Flee this terrible day that is coming! And yet, as in so many of the “Day of the LORD” passages, we find an invitation. This God, who is coming to purge and to cleanse, is a God of grace who invites His people to draw near to Him.   I can... Continue Reading

Friends, whether we have been offended or we have offended others, if we know there is opposition or tension between us and another, go and be reconciled! Maybe the other will not be willing, but we shouldn’t assume anything until we have tried. Do what you know to be right and if the other refuses,... Continue Reading

The decision comes after the Board of Trustees reviewed the college’s financial outlook and strategic alternatives. Despite efforts to adjust its growth model and address deficits, Trinity faced mounting challenges, including post-COVID financial losses, declining enrollment, heightened competition for students, and shifts in donor support. These factors ultimately made it difficult for the college to... Continue Reading

The creation narrative does not end with the work of Day 6, but with the rest of Day 7. God’s Sabbath is not a rest from exhaustion, but a rest of completion and enthronement…This establishes the Sabbath principle as the telos, or ultimate goal, of creation…The Sabbath is a gift, a signpost pointing forward. And here, the New... Continue Reading

The most basic element of music is rhythm. This is true of faithfulness as well. A life of faithfulness is not accomplished in one burst or sporadic starts and stops, but a rhythm of steady diligence over time. Singing reminds us of this. We cannot sing an entire song in one second; rather, music exists... Continue Reading

Paul’s description of Rome is a mirror for every culture, including ours. It’s a reminder that when we suppress the truth about God, we don’t become neutral. We become idolaters. And idolatry always leads to futility, darkness, and ultimately, judgment. Our greatest problem is not external; it’s internal. It’s not ignorance, systems, or circumstances, but... Continue Reading

The pandemic revealed how easily ethics can be replaced by enforcement. But it also revealed how powerful individual conscience can be when it refuses to yield. The awakened physician now understands that moral responsibility cannot be outsourced. To practice medicine ethically is to guard freedom itself. While the old institutions decay, a parallel system is... Continue Reading